Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Goo Be Gone: Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Oil spills devastate wildlife and our precious water resources. Test the absorptivity of different materials (sorbents) to discover which ones are best at removing oil from water in this brief lab.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Sea Turtles and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
After researching and comparing five species of sea turtles, students look at how they were affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Then they learn about efforts to relocate wildlife after an environmental disaster such as this, and...
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: The Big Oil Spill
Ranger Rick "spills" all about the large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Find out what happened, why people are worried, what happens to the animals, and what can happen to people.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Oil Spills
A collection of lessons for teaching students about oil spills.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Oil Spill
This lesson will allow students to explore an important role of environmental engineers: cleaning the environment. Students will learn details about the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which was one of the most publicized and studied...
NOAA
Noaa: Oil Slick Emergency
Using software tools downloaded from this site, students will learn about strategies used to respond to an oil spill. The site recommends that teachers spend some time learning how to use the software themselves as the instructions in...
NOAA
Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Oil Spill the Rest of the Story
Watch this report on the BP oil spill of 2010, one of the most devastating oil spills in the history of the United States. Learn about not only the effects of a point source pollution event like the oil spill, but also about the many...
University of California
Uc Santa Barbara: 1969 Oil Spill Articles and Images
This site from UC Santa Barbara provides details about the 1969 oil spill off the coast of California which marred 35 miles of coastline. Information is provided about the ecological impact of the spill as well as info on the clean-up...
Energy4Me
Energy4me: Exploring Oil Seeps
How does oil seep naturally from beneath layers of rock to the surface of the ocean?
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Crude Oil and Gas Mileage
For this task, students write expressions that describe the relationship between quantities. The task looks at the amount of gas produced by a given number of barrels of crude oil, the number of miles a vehicle can drive on a quantity of...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Can We Clean the Sea?
Oil spills are real disasters that plague our oceans every day. This lesson will offer students a chance to work in teams to develop possible solutions to ways to clean up oil spills.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Human Impact: Save the Bay
Learners watch as their teacher simulates an oil spill. Following the demonstration, groups of students race to figure out the best way to clean up the spill before it reaches land. Learners then discuss their observations.
Other
Conserve Energy Future: What Is Soil Pollution?
Students learn about the natural resource, soil, and explore the ways it can become polluted.
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